The apparent touchiness came from the "I didn't call you American" statement for me.
I assume that you know the views on humanism then, but for anyone else I'll clarify; all humans are one people, and thus we should be treated as equal. We should be dealt with by our actions, not by where we're from, what religion we follow, what the colour of our skin is, etc.
But that's completely nonsense. Based on the ideas that we are what our environment and family has turned us into, there'll be differences among people from different areas.
(I'm not stupid enoug to judge people by it, but try calling me a German and I'll chop your nuts off!!!)

